How are divorce and immigration connected? In this episode, Immigration attorney Owais Qazi sits down with us to discuss the various ways that separations affect the status of immigrants in the United States. Through various scenarios, Owais covers topics such as divorces with immigration complexities, domestic violence, and ways for a dependent to stay in the United States after a divorce. Owais explains the intricacies of how other areas of law apply to divorce in terms of keeping citizenship, gaining citizenship, or losing citizenship after a divorce.

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“At the end of the day, we are wired for connection.” Traditionally, we seek healthcare professionals and practitioners to fix us when we are sick. What if we took more preventative measures? As a young girl, Dr. Jane Macris and her mom had joked about the new world of chiropractic work, little did she know she would be called to this line of work. She has witnessed firsthand the ability the human body has to heal itself through chiropractic work during her pregnancy and early stages of her son’s life. Dr. Jane transitioned to align her life with the holistic approach that is emphasized by chiropractic work and helps her patients to be their best as they go through an emotional transformation.

You can contact Dr. Jane Macris at https://www.bloomingchiropractic.com/  or through Instagram @bloomingchiropractic . 

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Hanna Ranaan, Esq. is an experienced employment litigation attorney. Prior to her current role, Hanna worked as a bankruptcy attorney. She has seen the impact of California laws and regulations and the impact they have on employers and business owners. In this conversation between ADS attorney-mediators and Hanna, she explains the impact that your divorce can have on your business, what additional steps may be needed in the division of community property, and how to protect your business.

You can reach Hanna at learnlawhq.com. 

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As human beings, we suffer loss on a daily basis, whether we realize it or not. This is especially true for individuals going through the divorce process. Although it can be difficult dealing with traumatizing circumstances,  there are ways to recover and regain hope.

Joining us for this conversation is Anne-Marie Lockmyer. Anne-Marie is an advanced certified grief recovery specialist, certified in critical incident stress debriefing, a certified trauma-integrative practitioner, the award-winning author of the best-selling book, When Their World Stops: The Essential Guide to Truly Helping Anyone in Grief, and the founder of the Grief and Trauma Healing Network.

What We Discussed in This Episode:

• What can we learn from loss and trauma? Are tragic events always negative?
• Why, often times, people don’t even realize that they’ve experienced a type of loss
• Should negative emotional events be treated like physical injuries?
• Why many people don’t know how to interact with someone who is grieving?
• The importance of dealing with loss the right way instead of forcing oneself to “get over it”
• Why and how a divorce can cause severe trauma
• What type of freedom comes with opening up your heart and truly dealing with your trauma?
• What is the first step in overcoming with trauma?

Contact Information:

Anne-Marie's website

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There is no doubt that a divorce or separation can have a huge impact on the financial disposition of the divorcing couple. In fact, money is often cited as one of the greatest stressors of both marriage and divorce. So what should couples going through the divorce process be aware of when it comes to their finances that can help make the separation less stressful?

We’re speaking with Managing Partner at Provence Wealth Management Group in Irvine, California and an Independent Certified Financial Planner, Avi Pai, who shares some general tips on how to become more financial literate.

*The information in this episode is for general education purposes only. 

What We Discuss in This Episode:

• How can individuals living in big cities with higher costs of living manage to live within their means?
• How is it that financially wealthy individuals, like athletes, manage to misuse their wealth?
• Does a lack of financial literacy affect individuals going through the divorce process? How?
• What is financial jealousy and how does it affect family spending?
• What is the biggest financial issue divorcing couples deal with?
• What should couples who are prepping for the divorce process be doing to ensure a smoother financial separation?
• Why it’s important to have a certain level of financial awareness in order to avoid being taken advantage of
• After a divorce, it can be difficult to save towards retirement. What are some ways to do that even on a smaller budget?
• Why you don’t need to be wealthy to speak to a financial advisor

Contact Information:

www.provencewealth.com 

Twitter: @provencewealth

(949) 222- 6400

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There is nothing more powerful than a positive mindset and a grateful attitude, especially when going through something as life-changing as a divorce. While it might be tough to maintain a positive outlook while going through the stressful process, there are certain mental and spiritual exercises one can adopt in order to develop self-compassion and love during tumultuous times.

Joining us to share some tips on how to develop deeper self-love is educator, yoga instructor, and spiritual guide, Joey O’Mara. Joey is an instructor at Equinox throughout Orange County and Ra Yoga.

What We Discussed in This Episode:

• What is the spiritual concept of “attachment” and how can it cause suffering?
• Must couples do everything together? Or is it healthier to have some separation when it comes to interests and hobbies?
• Why it’s important to respect your partner’s feelings, desires, and love language even if they’re different than your own
• How to grant yourself some grace and forgiveness instead of beating yourself up continually?
• The realization that child(ren) develop their beliefs, values, and behaviors in large part due to what parent(s) inject into them
• How can an individual going through a divorce use adversity to their advantage?
• Why you should ignore the haters…including yourself
• Can you learn to appreciate and embrace the negative circumstances that you go through? What can you learn from them?

Contact Information:

Equinox profile

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The divorce process is stressful and that stress can impact all aspects of your mental and physical wellbeing. It’s important to continually check in with yourself to ensure you’re recognizing all the ways stress can manifest in your body and affect your mental health.

In this episode, we’re joined by Certified Massage Therapist (CMT) and Neuromuscular Therapist (NMT) Kyle Wilcox of Holistic Massage Therapy who sheds light on the various ways stress can manifest in our bodies when we’re experiencing something traumatic. He also discusses the best ways to deal with anatomical and psychological manifestations of stress and offers a few techniques to help us ease the stress.

What We Discussed in This Episode:

• Where on your body do you tend to hold the most stress?
• What’s the difference between the sympathetic and the parasympathetic responses to trauma?
• How does fight, flight, or freeze show up in an individual going through the divorce process?
• How can anatomical stress impact your brain?
• What are the various ways to deal with and overcome stressors?
• Often times, when you’re working with a massage therapist, you’re going to receive additional treatment you might not have requested but was, in fact, necessary based on the therapist’s assessment of your issues
• What is “touch starvation” and how can one experience that?
• Several recommended techniques you can go through at home to help manage stress
• Why it’s important to find a therapist or doctor who truly listens
• Are certain individuals predisposed to experiencing stress?
• What can individuals who tend to carry stress in their bodies do to alleviate the effects?
• While self-care has never been more popular, it’s important to remember that the self-care industry is a business

Contact Information:

www.mobilehmt.com

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Emotions run high during the divorce process and often times, those emotions pour over and affect the division of any real estate a couple might own. Should the couple sell the family house completely or should one spouse buy out the interest of the other? How will the valuation of the house be determined? We’re exploring the common pitfalls often associated with the division of real property during the divorce process.

We’re joined by brother and sister realtor duo, George Hanold and Regan Beegle of Hanold Properties, to share with us their insights on how divorcing couples can handle their real estate in a respectful and beneficial way. Hanold Properties is a real estate brokerage firm in Newport Beach, California

What We Discussed in This Episode:

• What should couples look out for with respect to their real estate?
• Why title on a property doesn’t necessarily control
• What are two important factors to consider when determining whether real property is separate or community property?
• Should one spouse buy the family home in order to hold on to it?
• Can you trust online property value calculators like Zillow?
• What kind of impact does the home valuation make on a divorce settlement or judgment?
• If one spouse decides to buy the other spouse out of his/her share of the house, should the buyer insist on an inspection of the family home prior to purchase?
• What happens when both spouses have their own realtors and both sides insist on using their own realtor?
• If there has been a refinance on the family home, should a buyer-spouse use the appraisal issued by the bank?
• What type of tax consequences, maintenance costs, and market trends should couples account for?

Contact Information:

Website:

www.HanoldProperties.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/HanoldProperties/

Zillow Review page:

https://www.zillow.com/profile/HanoldProperties/#reviews

George's cell: (949) 836-5479

Regan's cell: (949) 836-5480

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Many parents who find themselves going through the divorce process are unsure of how to communicate what is happening to their children.  The divorce process can certainly be a confusing time for everyone involved. However, instead of leaving children out of the loop, it’s more beneficial to have an open and honest conversation with children throughout the process in order to avoid resentment, neglect, and simply feeling unheard.

We’re joined by Marriage and Family therapist, Karissa Collins, to share her insight on how parents can empower their children and make them feel safe and heard during the divorce process.

Karissa Collins is a Marriage and Family therapist and psychotherapist working with teens and tweens during times of familial fluctuation and great change.  

What We Discuss in This Episode:  

• How Karissa helps redefine the family relationship during the divorce process
• What is one of the biggest issues children deal with when they feel left out of the conversation by their parents?
• How can parents be more empowering towards their children? What language should be used?
• How children can sense that something is going on even when no information is shared with them
• Why parents should acknowledge their children’s potential “misbehavior” as a sign of their reactions to the changing situation?
• Do parents often downplay the significance of modeling? How can parents be more aware of their own behaviors in front of children?
• What’s the best way to communicate a life-changing event with a child?
• What type of negative beliefs do children begin to internalize and how does it affect them as adults?
• How can parents, who start dating new people, introduce the child(ren) to the new significant other in the most optimal way?
• Why is it important for parents to set parental schedules and structure before introducing children to a significant other?
• Is it better to have structure or to go with the flow when it comes to children’s schedules?

Contact Information:

www.psychologytoday.com – Under Karissa Collins

[email protected]

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